Kevin Abourezk: Shelter for Indian youth to reopen in Nebraska

In 1992, the Omaha Tribe became one of 33 across the country to receive federal funding to pay for construction and operation of an emergency youth shelter. The tribe named the Macy shelter the Mark of Honor Youth Lodge.

Last year, the tribe evicted the shelter from the building it had used for years, but the Indian Center in Lincoln had an open wing after losing a tenant.

So, the youth shelter will be operated at the Lincoln center, Tyndall said.

Jay Bazemore, director of Mark of Honor Youth Lodge, said he plans to reopen the shelter by early August with 10 beds for girls ages 12 to 18. An expansion is planned later.